Strategy is the watchword for this week’s latest and greatest web writing news, in content and social media marketing, SEO and search. While Google managed to steal the headlines and then some, the rest of the online world worked on crafting a smart marketing strategy for the year. Take a peek at all the strategies shared here:

Content Marketing:

Okay, here’s the (fabulous!) news regarding content quality, relevancy, and the big G: Content mills are on notice, (and it seems Demand Media et. al. are especially so). An insightful article on this clean-up is at Gigaom.

Content is the new black: check out the inaugural issue of Chief Content Officer magazine by Junta Joe/Content Marketing Institute, devoted to content marketing strategy for executives.

More blogging how-to’s: Compete posts personal branding with microblogging; Sexy Social Media posts ways to mix the ultimate promotional cocktail through blogging and social media; and Ann Smarty (SEO Smarty) advises to blog on trending topics right to get notice and rankings.